Sunday, May 17, 2015

9:45 PM

Three-fourths of Wisconsin Republican Party conventioneers backed Gov. Scott Walker for the party's presidential nomination in 2016, according to a WisPolitics.com straw poll.

But if he's not in the field, about one-fourth of the grassroots activists that voted supported U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for the nomination.

Also at this year's convention:

*Walker thanked Republican activists for their help in winning the guv's office and asked them to pitch in again, this time on his budget as lawmakers finish their work on it and the 2016 elections.

*U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said newly announced opponent Russ Feingold is "addicted" to politics and "just can't stand being away from it," which is why the former lawmaker has already officially jumped in the race.

*Activists approved a resolution calling for the repeal of the prevailing wage.